iPerf3 AlternativesInternet Speed Test Apps like iPerf3

iPerf3 is described as 'The iperf series of tools perform active measurements to determine the maximum achievable bandwidth on IP networks. It supports tuning of various parameters related to timing, protocols, and buffers. For each test it reports the measured throughput, loss, and other parameters' and is a internet speed test app in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to iPerf3 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best iPerf3 alternative is Speedtest by Ookla, which is free. Other great apps like iPerf3 are SmokePing, iPerf3Client , mtr and Tessabyte.

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  1. Speedtest by Ookla icon

    Speedtest by Ookla

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    Tests download, upload, and ping speeds with a global server network for accuracy worldwide. Offers real-time consistency graphs, street-level carrier coverage maps, VPN for privacy, premium ad-free VPN option, detailed reports, and easy result sharing.

    52 Speedtest by Ookla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire
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    Comments about Speedtest by Ookla as an Alternative to iPerf3
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    Tests for internet speed, iperf is mainly used for testing in internal networks.

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    Taurolyon
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    Not for LAN speed/performance testing

    Guest
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    Speedtest.net is only used as an Internet speed test, while iperf is mainly used for LAN speedtesting

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Speedtest by Ookla is a legitimate iPerf3 alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Speedtest by Ookla is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to iPerf3.

    • Speedtest by Ookla is the most popular free alternative to iPerf3.

    • Speedtest by Ookla is Freemium and ProprietaryiPerf3 is Free and Open Source
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    SmokePing

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    SmokePing is a deluxe latency measurement tool. It can measure, store and display latency, latency distribution and packet loss. SmokePing uses RRDtool to maintain a longterm data-store and to draw pretty graphs, giving up to the minute information on the state of each network...

    29 SmokePing alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • SmokePing is the most popular Linux alternative to iPerf3.

    • SmokePing is the most popular Open Source alternative to iPerf3.

    • SmokePing is Free and Open SourceiPerf3 is also Free and Open Source
    • SmokePing is LightweightiPerf3 is not according to our users
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    mtr

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    mtr combines the functionality of the 'traceroute' and 'ping' programs in a single network diagnostic tool.

    34 mtr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. Tessabyte icon

    Tessabyte

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    An advanced network throughput testing utility for LAN, WLAN, and WAN: TCP/UDP, QoS, custom payloads, reporting, and scheduling.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Trippy

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    Trippy combines the functionality of traceroute and ping and is designed to assist with the analysis of networking issues.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
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  9. Flent

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    The FLExible Network Tester.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. PPerf

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    PowerShell Iperf GUI - A PowerShell script to start iperf and show the output (similar to Jperf).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. netperf

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    Netperf is a benchmark that can be used to measure the performance of many different types of networking. It provides tests for both unidirectional throughput, and end-to-end latency.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Solaris
    • IBM AIX
    • HP-UX
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    LANBench

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    LANBench is a simple LAN / TCP Network benchmark utility. It is designed for testing network performance between two computers and is based on Winsock 2.2. LANBench tests TCP performance only and is designed for minimal CPU usage so that the pure performance of your network...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Packet Loss Test

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    Test your Internet connection for lost packets or high latency to ensure that your gaming and communication is always reliable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  14. TamoSoft Throughput Test

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    A utility for testing the performance of a wireless or wired network that sends TCP and UDP data streams and computes important metrics: upstream and downstream throughput values, packet loss, and round-trip time, etc. It supports both IPv4 and IPv6 connections.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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